Vuelta 2025 Favourites stage 14: HC Climbers in Action

Most of the climbing comes in the final 44 kilometres, with the Puerto de San Lorenzo (10.1 kilometres 8.5%) and the Alto de la Farrapona as the last two obstacles. The latter rises for 16.9 kilometres at an average gradient of 5.9%, while the sting is in the tail. The 12th kilometre goes up at 8.5%, the 13th at 9.5%, the 14th at 10%, the 15th at 12%, the 16th at 11.5%, before it ‘eases’ to 8% in the final 500 metres.

In the run-up to those two giants, the riders also face some uncategorised ramps and, around halfway, the Alto Tenebreo: 5.8 kilometres at 6.5%.

On paper, this is one of the toughest days of the entire Vuelta – along with stages 7, 13 and 20 – so it’s likely to see the GC men testing each other. That doesn’t necessarily mean it will be for the stage win, though, as a two-fronted battle is perfectly possible. The breakaway going for the stage glory, and red jersey contenders fighting to put time into their rivals.

Favourites 14th stage 2025 Vuelta a España

*** João Almeida, Jonas Vingegaard
** Juan Ayuso, Jay Vine, Mikel Landa, Santiago Buitrago, Lorenzo Fortunato
* Antonio Tiberi, David Gaudu, Wilco Kelderman, Harold Tejada, Torstein Træen

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